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Safety Patrol Boys

Date: 05 19 1937
Description: Harry Stiles and Converse Hettinger, two school safety patrol boys from Portage, Wisconsin, on their way to a national safety patrol conclave in Washington...
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Showgirls and Fire Prevention Sign

Date: 10 07 1932
Description: Fanchon and Marco showgirls with fire prevention sign on residential street. They are wearing Torney Dancers uniforms.
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Viroqua Hero

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: Vernon county farmer Edwin Lerum became the first recipient of a new Wisconsin award for heroism in traffic safety when Governor Rennebohm presented him th...
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Paoli Grade School Class

Date: 02 05 1951
Description: Dane County Traffic Lieutenant Arden C. Pope teaches grade school students the rules of riding bicycles and walking safely on highways.
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Paoli Grade School Safety Patrol Program

Date: 02 05 1951
Description: As Paoli grade school children watch, Lieutenant Arden C. Pope, head of the Dane County traffic safety division, presents badges and belts for school patro...
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School Safety Patrol

Date: 12 27 1956
Description: Three girls wearing Wisconsin Safety Patrol t-shirts and belts pretending to show a girl that it is all right to cross the street.
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Madison Explorer Scouts Do Well on Search Test

Date: 02 25 1961
Description: Four Explorer Scouts test a "walkie talkie" and sign in for "emergency duty" in a search test. Left to right: Larry Peterson, Sterling Miller, Dick Sulliva...
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Oscar Mayer and Company's Truck Drivers and Mechanics Instruction In Extinguishing Fires

Date: 11 06 1965
Description: Oscar Mayer and Co.'s Madison-based truck drivers and mechanics were instructed in methods of extinguishing fires in tires, wooden crates, and automobiles ...
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New U.S. Postal Mail Truck

Date: 08 1955
Description: A new red, white and blue mail truck is displayed at the Madison Post Office garage. A poster on the side of the truck reads: "Don't be a Hurry Bug — Slow ...

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